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Tech Xplore / Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?

Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball.

Dec 29, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / China's BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world's biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / Spin-engineered copper nanozyme enables efficient lignin conversion and strong green adhesives

Lignin is the most abundant renewable aromatic polymer in nature. Its conversion into high value-added chemicals or materials is essential for biomass valorization and sustainable development. Nanozymes, which combine the ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / ServiceNow $12 billion deal spree is 'deja vu' of CEO's SAP says

After years of eschewing big mergers, ServiceNow Inc. is on a deal spree. It has spent at least $12 billion this year on acquisitions or strategic investments.

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Medical Xpress / Researchers turn cancer resistance mutations into targets for new immunotherapies

One of the most challenging moments in cancer treatment comes when a therapy stops working. In many metastatic cancers, drugs that are initially effective lose their potency over time, as malignant cells acquire mutations ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Power naps: How to perfect the short snooze to beat the midday slump

You might take one after your early shift, during your lunch break while working from home, or at the weekend. Many people swear by afternoon naps. What are their benefits and how can you get the most out of daytime snoozes?

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / Pediatrician explains why bullying hurts all children and what parents can do about it

Every day, thousands of kids suffer the fear, shame and frustration of being bullied. More than 19% of children aged 12 to 18 say they have been targeted by peers, with a frightening number of cases happening online. A pediatrician ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / New Guineans and Aboriginal Australians descend from two groups who arrived 60,000 years ago, research suggests

A collaboration between the University of Huddersfield's Archaeogenetics Research Group and the University of Southampton's Center for Maritime Archaeology, has clarified the first settlement of New Guinea and Australia by ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Salmonella outbreak tied to raw oysters reaches Maryland

A Maryland resident is among at least 64 people in 22 states who have fallen ill after being infected with the same strain of salmonella linked to raw oysters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / New framework offers structured approach to assess nitrogen status in forests

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a structured framework to evaluate the nitrogen (N) status and nitrogen balance of forest ecosystems amid rapid global environmental ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Suspected shark attack at California occurred in time and place where large sharks come to feed

It's peak bulking-up season for white sharks in Monterey Bay, and over the past week, two animals previously tagged by scientists passed through the waters near Lovers Point—the same area where swimmer Erica Fox vanished ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Restoring healthy protein form revives blood vessel growth in premature infant lungs

A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' lungs can regenerate after injury. A failure of this repair process is a hallmark of bronchopulmonary ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Pediatrics